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Families Genre
Books in the Families genre:
Farmer Boy (1953)
This is the story of Almanzo Wilder and his brother Royal growing up with their two sisters on a big farm in New York state.
Author(s):
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Hidden House (1953)
The children of the house show all its secrets.
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Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Aaron Fine
Julie’s Secret Sloth (1953)
Author(s):
Jacqueline Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Robert Henneberger
Laurie (1953)
Laurie is ten years old and wanted a horse more than anything in the world. She did a lot of work for a little girl, but Laurie felt it was worth it if she could earn the right to have Fella for her very own.
Author(s):
Estelle Barnes Clapp
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Little House in the Big Woods (1953)
In this, the first volume of her family saga, Laura Ingalls is living with Pa and Ma, Mary and Carrie in the Big Woods of Wisconsin near Lake Pepin.
Author(s):
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Little House on the Prairie (1953)
In the second book of the Little House series, Pa takes the family and sets out for Indian Territory to stake a claim.
Author(s):
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Little Town on the Prairie (1953)
Author(s):
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Long Winter (1953)
Author(s):
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Madeline’s Rescue (1953)
Madeline falls in the Seine and is rescued by Miss Genevieve, a dog.
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Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
The Magic Compass (1953)
A story from Mary Poppins.
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Author(s):
P. L. Travers
Illustrator(s):
Gertrude Elliott
The Magic Fishbone (1953)
The Princess Alicia keeps the magic fishbone in her pocket until the right time.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Mama Hattie’s Girl (1953)
A young African American girl experiences life in both the south, Florida, and the north, New York City in the 1950’s.
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
The Marlows and the Traitor (1953)
The four younger Marlows and their mother are spending the Easter holidays by the sea when they stumble on a spy.
Author(s):
Antonia Forest
Illustrator(s):
Doritie Kettlewell
Oh, What a Wonderful Wedding (1953)
A satirical look at 1950’s American suburban society.
Author(s):
Virginia Rowans
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker
On the Banks of Plum Creek (1953)
Author(s):
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Sparkplug of the Hornets (1953)
Peewee Carson has what it takes, and in Indiana, any high school basketball team can make it to the state championship.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Don Sibley
These Happy Golden Years (1953)
Author(s):
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Trouble at Beaver Dam (1953)
Author(s):
Florence Matthews Tchaika
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Winona’s Pony Cart (1953)
Winona is hoping for a pony for her birthday.
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Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Vera Neville
The Buckboard Stranger (1954)
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Paul Calle